Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio
by A WP Life · Media
Also makes 31 other plugins · 78.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a beautiful Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, or Portfolio. Use Simple Shortcodes and it Supports Gutenberg Block and Elementor Widget.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery” for “grid gallery”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “grid gallery” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 102.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| grid gallery | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| grid | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| pop up image gallery | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| portfolio grid | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| photo grid | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| grid layout portfolio | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| gallery grid | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| grid portfolio | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| best portfolio | #19 | #20 | down 1 |
| image grid | #22 | #23 | down 2 |
| my portfolio | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| best portfolio plugin | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| gallery box block | #24 | #22 | — |
| grid plugin | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| portfolio gallery filter | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
106 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 91 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery” for “grid gallery”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “grid gallery” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.0.6 · 20 Aug 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 36% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ azgeorge5.5y ago
This is a great gallery plugin and most important…the support is first rate. I am PLEASED!! Any problem and WP Life support works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lsamuelss7.6y ago
This app looks great. Clean, simple to use. I like to put my images in a grid so it will work perfectly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dwadhwa7.9y ago
This is an amazing plugin and this is what I was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rooney Reeves8.0y ago
This Image slider has amazing features. It looks like a gallery and works like a slider. Recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ priyapanwar8.0y ago
This is very useful plugin. Simple and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beaconoflightenfield8.2y ago
Absolutely the best there is! Can’t get better than this! Great support available too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeroenmul188.6y ago
Very good and fast support, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roland5519.3y ago
Many thanks to the development team for the slider! And thanks to technical support for quick answers! It’s nice to work with a team of professionals!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.0.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Grid Gallery – Photo Image Grid Gallery <= 1.2.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-07-21 CVE-2021-24529 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.5 Patched in 1.2.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a beautiful Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, or Portfolio. Use Simple Shortcodes and it Supports Gutenb..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,551 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "responsive gallery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-11-16 700+ → 1K+ up after 104 days in tier
- 2021-08-04 500+ → 700+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2021-04-25 400+ → 500+ up after 348 days in tier
- 2020-05-12 500+ → 400+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2020-01-01 400+ → 500+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2019-11-01 500+ → 400+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2019-10-15 600+ → 500+ down after 88 days in tier
- 2019-07-19 400+ → 600+ up after 198 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B -
Image Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
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